Katakana Course

In this lesson, we’ll learn five new katakana:
サ・シ・ス・セ・ソ
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サ is pronounced as /sa/.

Tip	Let socks dry.  サ as in “socks”.
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シ is pronounced as /shi/.

Tip	She has a crooked smile.  シ as in “she”.
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ス is pronounced as /su/.

Tip	My kid has a swing set.  ス as in “swing”.
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セ is pronounced as /se/.

Tip	This is Senor Martines.  セ as in “Senor”.
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ソ is pronounced as /so/.

Tip	A soy bean jumped out!  ソ as in “soy”.
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Romaji of サシスセソ:

Vocabulary containing サシスセソ:

In the words composed only of katakana from アイウエオ・カキクケコ・サシスセソ, there are no words that use サ. Therefore, such words will not appear in the quiz or the anime clips video in this lesson. However, as the course progresses, サ will appear in words in later lessons.

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